Dr Gerard Quigley is a quintessential Rural Generalist doctor who has served the small community of Cummins, on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula, for over 30 years – providing crucial local healthcare through both his general practice and the local hospital.

He’s also been a long-term supervisor of GP registrars and taught countless medical students in Cummins…helping to attract the next generation of doctors to a career in Rural Medicine.

In this podcast, Gerard talks about his path to Rural Medicine, his journey to Cummins, what has kept him there for more than three decades, how his clinical interests in Rural Medicine have changed over the years, and what he gets up to outside work.